MusicTech Magazine Reviews a customer favorite: Classic Backbeats II In the March 2019 edition of MusicTech Magazine, reviewers took a good look at one of our all-time favorite drum loop collections: Classic Backbeats II. This old-school library of drum grooves, all inspired by the timeless drum beats of 50s and 60s, really delivers that early […]
A Beta Monkey user reminds us of what we truly offer We received an email recently. At first view, it was a nice compliment about the work we do here at Beta Monkey. And, of course, it was a testament to the non-stop work by a very talented artist, Simon Reich. Simon has been using […]
Take a break and jam along with this funk play-along! Obviously, this funk drum track play-along is just the tip of the iceberg for the wealth of funky goodness you’d find on Rock Hard Funk I. After all, Rock Hard Funk serves up over 1000 live funk drum loops to inspire any serious funk songwriting […]
More Great Loops and Samples for 2019! 2018 was a great year for Beta Monkey. We are always amazed how the back catalog of drum loops and samples continues to inspire and help create new music from musicians around the world. Having been a reliable resource for so many artists throughout the world – whether […]
Want the easiest way to play along with some live, acoustic rock drum tracks? Just click play! Rock Drum Track Play-Along – Rock Drum Loops 90 BPM About this Backing Track This 16th note beat delivers a solid rock drum backing track, a great groove to jam along with and to inspire new songwriting ideas. […]
Play-Along Drum Tracks That Actually Use Live Drums! For all you out there looking for some quality drum tracks to jam along with, we’ve been putting together a few different play-along videos in a number of different musical styles. Unlike most of what you’ll find on YouTube, these are original, live drums (as opposed to […]
Every now and then you get sucked down the Youtube wormhole and you come across all sorts of things. This video came up and we heard the drums and thought, “Hey, wait a minute, these drum tracks sound familiar!” Sure enough, the audio was constructed from the metal drum samples and loops in the Double […]
Live, unedited jazz drum tracks… that’s what Jazz Essentials II is all about! When you think of jazz, you think of free-flowing improvisation. Free, unfettered, exploration of a a musical idea that demands space and time to develop. Jazz is about communication between musician and musician as well as musician with the audience. At its […]
We have Beta Monkey users in over 60 countries around the world – never expected that when we starting releasing grooves back in 2002! Here are some recent kind words shared with us… Los mejores Loops de Bateria en el mercado Buenas tardes con todos, se que he dejado abandonado un poco el blog, ha […]
Can We Ask You a Few Questions (And Save You 25%)? We appreciate your business and value your opinion of our products. To help us continue making great loop and samples, we’re asking you to share your opinions and ideas about loop and sample products. Simply take this one-minute (survey it’s truly under a minute […]
No one does anything usable in 3/4 and 6/8! Does Beta Monkey cover these time signatures? One of the most popular email questions we get from customers relates to which Beta Monkey sets contain 3/4 and 6/8 drum loops. It’s an often-overlooked time signature when it comes to most other loop companies who try to […]
A nice find shared with us, making great use of the classic sounds found on Classic Backbeats II If you’re after the sounds of live acoustic drums played in the styles that launched rock-n-roll, the grooves and fills from Classic Backbeats II will do the trick. These are the kind of drums recorded the way […]
Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones! #NAMM2018 We hope to run into as many of you as we can this week at the NAMM Show in Anaheim. Looking forward to all the pre- and post-show activities as well! Get the full details, of course, at NAMM’s website.
2017 was business as usual, what else can we say?Taking care of customers, new and old, for all styles of music that need the sounds of live acoustic drums! But, we definitely were not as prolific in terms of putting out new drum loops and samples for all you out there asking for more. That’s […]
Thanks to long-time Beta Monkey user Simon Reich, Beta Monkey drums can be heard on several of Soundcloud’s top charts, including: New & Hot, Top 50, Jazz & Blues chart, worldwide, No 14. Check out the great work here: https://soundcloud.com/simon-reich/the-first-noel See what our drum loops have done for other users: User-Submitted Music
Jazz Essentials II contains over 2 GB of live jazz drum tracks capturing essential jazz drum tracks for traditional jazz, Latin jazz, 3/4 jazz, blues-jazz, and more. We’re talking a live jazz drummer in the studio playing time, comping phrases, and mixing up the swing. You can’t get any more authentic jazz drums for your […]
5 Essential Rock Drum Loop Libraries Rock drumming is many things to many people. For some, it’s all about high-energy and power. For others, however, it’s more about deep pocket and a play-for-the-song mentality. While the rock genre means many things to many people (just think of all the rock genres: classic rock, hard rock, […]
Here’s a review shared with us that we felt it was important for you all to read. It really sums up what we offer here at Beta Monkey and how we give musicians the best tools to create new music. A big thanks to Hector Ibarra for sharing his experience using our drum loops. A […]
Some of our Favorite Songs in 6/8 Time While drum loops in 6/8 have a long tradition here at Beta Monkey, we’d like to talk about something else: namely our favorite all-time grooves in this unsung but grooving time signature. But, before getting to the list of memorable and influential songs written in 6/8, let’s […]
Live Jazz Drum Tracks in Action – Jazz Essentials II It’s always nice to hear what our drum loops and drum tracks can actually do when put into the right hands.We go to the best rooms and hand the sticks to some of the best players in the business so you can make your songs […]